Local Life - Wigan - November 2018

6 News & Features
Wigan Women
The Wigan Women’s Friendship Club’s events
programme continues into the autumn and winter
months.
The group host weekly meetings with talks
and workshops on a huge variety of subjects.
Established in 1981, they always welcome new
members to their meetings on every Thursday
except the first of the month, held in Penson Street
Community Centre off Wigan Lane at 1:30pm.
November’s schedule is chock full of talks, including
one on ‘Lancashire Women’ given by Nancy Rose on
November 8th. The Friendship Club is also hosting
its Christmas meal at the Oak Hotel this year. Other
workshops include a singing performance by the
Upholland U3A and flower demonstrations.
A half-yearly subscription costs £4, with weekly
subs of £3 per person. For more information,
contact Margaret Rowe on 01942 247403.
Embroiderers’ Guild
Interested in embroidery and textiles? The Parbold
Embroiderers’ Guild welcomes new members.
The Guild enables local people to meet new,
likeminded friends while learning new embroidery
techniques and skills, as well as putting on regular
exhibitions of their work. Meetings also include
talks and demonstrations from some of the leading
experts in the textile world.
Sessions get hands-on, with workshops run by top
names in the field of embroidery, and use different
mediums to showcase the best in textiles.
The group meets every second Saturday of the
month at 2pm in Parbold Village Hall.
For more information, contact Nicky on
07713119790 or email Sue at suechisnall@
btinternet.com.